Bits: good Qatar Airways deals from Oslo, Waitrose shopping tracking

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• Glenda says:

  4 Apr4 April 09:54

  It’s strange that everyone’s first shop hasn’t registered, mine hasn’t either. I registered my credit card on 21st March then waited more than the 24 hours it said you had to do before the first shop. My first shop was 26th march which hasn’t showed up but both of my next two shops have.

• Capecam says:

  4 Apr4 April 10:34

  Are the dates specified for Oslo outbound only ? When must travel be completed by ?

  • Rob says:

    4 Apr4 April 12:39

    Outbound. There may be a maximum stay in the fare rules though, I didn’t check.

• s879 says:

  4 Apr4 April 10:43

  Rob are we likely to see more of Qatar’s BOGOF economy deals as they work out value for families? What about around 500 euros in Business class from HEL and other European countries to the Middle East that came around May last year? Waiting for a good bargain as the £1000+ ones are too expensive when travelling as a big family.

  • Rob says:

    4 Apr4 April 12:38

    Yes, they’ll be back. Doubt they will be that cheap again but they haven’t stopped the deals.

• Genghis says:

  4 Apr4 April 11:08

  I saw this on LL. Could you register?
  I got the message, “We encountered a system problem while processing your request. Please try again or contact the IHG Rewards Club Customer Care Centre for assistance.”

  • mark2 says:

    4 Apr4 April 12:18

    I got the same, probably because I was not invited although a poor error message.
    It only applies to paid stays so I would not benefit anyway.

  • h1tvd says:

    4 Apr4 April 13:15

    same error message here, shame as i have a stay coming up…

• Rob says:

  4 Apr4 April 12:38

  Very likely to be Middle East residents only.

  • Axel says:

    4 Apr4 April 18:56

    Eh…… why Middle East?

    Change your ihg Country address from Ukraine (hfp default) or UK ….to Malaysia. Should then be accepted into the offer.

    Buyer as ever beware of the consequences.

• Andy says:

  4 Apr4 April 12:43

  OT but it’s bits so probably okay. I stayed at the Mercure Haydock on Saturday night on a Happy Mondays deal, didn’t get to sleep until 5am because the air con was very noisy even when turned off (and our room was right next to the marquee in the interior courtyard, though the music stopped at midnight so not too bad). Is there any point me complaining to the hotel or Accor about this? I’ll only complain if it’s likely there will be compensation offered.

  • Rob says:

    4 Apr4 April 15:19

    Does no harm, start with hotel then escalate to Head Office if no joy.

• Alex says:

  4 Apr4 April 12:59

  I spotted the Qatar 787 at LHR today for anyone travelling from LHR, seems they’ve had a reshuffle of aircraft on some flights.

• James67 says:

  4 Apr4 April 13:22

  OT @Liz @Genghis, successfully used your tip about paypoint and CT to pay £300 today, thanks.

  • Liz says:

    4 Apr4 April 14:20

    Great!

  • Genghis says:

    4 Apr4 April 15:07

    Good stuff

    • the real harry1 says:

      4 Apr4 April 18:04

      about 2 years too late but glad you caught up

      • the real harry1 says:

        4 Apr4 April 18:33

        now remember James – you can do it again next month

  • Talay says:

    4 Apr4 April 21:43

    I’d love to but my Council (Waverley) won’t use PayPoint.

    I also pay shed loads of business rates and not one of my councils (Waverley, East Hants, Chichester) will accept PayPoint.

    Anyone know different ?

    What about BT, Sky, Utilities companies (British Gas, Scottish Power and others) as I pay well over £100k a year to these and don’t get anything.

    • Genghis says:

      5 Apr5 April 08:14

      BG accepts paypoint – call up and ask to be sent a card and ask to pay the min DD if that’s how you currently pay. I topped up my account again this morning as I have a 5% back at Co Op on Halifax Clarity. Not as good as the 10% a couple of months ago.

  • Graham Walsh says:

    4 Apr4 April 23:12

    Can you remind me about council tax, Hertsmere say the follow.

    Cash and cheque payments can be made for FREE here.
    Take your bill to any Post Office or PayPoint outlet, along with your payment.
    The assistant will scan the barcode and take your payment amount.
    You will need to ensure you know the amount you wish to pay, as staff will not have access to this information or any of your account details.
    Once your payment has been processed your bill will be returned, along with a receipt

    The Post Office say: Please check your bill to see if cheque or debit card is an acceptable method of payment for your bill.

    So do I just walk in and say I want to pay the value of this month’s DD would be? Due on 15th April. Then had Amex/Visa card over and hope they accept it?

    • Louise says:

      5 Apr5 April 06:37

      I use co-op in central London, Just hand over council tax bill and say I would like to pay x amount please. Stick amex card in card machine! I pay £200 a month and no issues but some have reported some shops putting a limit on amount that will go through in one transaction. Nothing to stop you asking to do it again though

    • Genghis says:

      5 Apr5 April 08:15

      Walk into Co op.
      “I’d like to pay £200 on council tax please”
      (Cashier processes)
      (You put card in. Pay)
      “Thanks”.

      • Graham Walsh says:

        5 Apr5 April 11:44

        Thanks again Louise & Genghis. I shall give it a go later today.

        • Polly says:

          5 Apr5 April 18:48

          Graham, it has to have a bar code tho, before you can pay with your cc at the co op. My council will only offer me a Lloyds bank pay in book, was hpoingnomcouodmuse PO counters,mouth nomluck, very strict with payments. Most other utilities will send you a pay pint card. Only one co,op can’t do is sky and certain councils. Or pre pay some bills on line with Amex. It’s a faff, but worth a try.

      • Graham Walsh says:

        6 Apr6 April 14:36

        Went to a newsagent with Paypoint and he said it was £1 for debit cards and £3 for credit cards. Paid it using my Virgin Visa. Didn’t take Amex. I’ll use my IHG Black next month for maximum points. Will also try another local paypoint and see what they charge.

        Was also in the post office and they only accept debit cards for council tax.

        • Genghis says:

          6 Apr6 April 14:46

          It’s only at a Co Op you will get maximum benefit – i.e
          1) They will do the transaction in the first place
          2) They take Amex
          3) They won’t charge you for spending on a credit card.

          Paying newsagents to do a paypoint transaction defeats the object of the exercise. So you paid £3 for how many Virgin miles (@1/£)? Bear in mind banks (I know Santander at least at 1%) offer cash back on council tax.

      • Graham Walsh says:

        6 Apr6 April 15:20

        Was short on time today so newsagent was the quick option. Will use co op next month. Currently sitting PE on the way to Shanghai for the F1. Wouldn’t be possible without reading this site. Thanks Rob & Anika.

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